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    Videos 

    This page curates and selects videos that may be of interest to teachers, parents and students.  These videos are selected with the target audience being those who do not live near a strong central Deaf community and who may not have access to Deaf role models.  The goal is that these videos bring current events, role models, and things happening in the Deaf Community to your classroom or home.

    The Story of American Sign Language


    This is an interesting video that shows one version of how American Sign Language came to be.  Please know that this is not the ONLY version. This video does not include everything that took place to get to where we are with American Sign Language, but it does a really nice overview that is great for visual learners.  This video was produced for Mental Floss. 

    The Daily MothThe Daily Moth (News in ASL)


    This is just one of many videos that you may wish to use in your class.  The Daily Moth is a site that discusses news that is happening around the world and is important to the Deaf community. 

    DTV News DTV News


    This is one of multiple YouTube Channels by DTV News.  These videos include voiceover and closed captions.

    ASL Nook

    ASL Nook is a great website that shows vocabulary building, storytelling, reading, and a variety of videos to help emphasize the use of American Sign Language with children to help their literacy skills improve.

    DeafThat - The Football Huddle


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    This is a video that shows where the "huddle" came from in football today.  

    360 Videos of Texas School for the Deaf Campus


    360 Images can be accessed either by clicking on the images below to access via the web, or you can go to the 360 app and open the url that is provided. If you are in the 360 app, you can move your handheld device as if you were standing in the middle of the picture to be able to look up, down and all around.

    Here, you can find the app for download purposes.

    Standing between the Franna Camenisch tennis courts and Gamblin Football Field
    Football Field
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    View from the Courtyard between the High School dormitories
    a circular building - the student dormitories.
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    View of the TSD Clocktower and mall area
    View of a gray building with a clocktower to the right of the building.
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    The Toddler Learning Center
    A small house with a tree next to the house.
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    The Amphitheatre
    A small open field with a tree in the corner of the small field.
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    TSD Cafeteria and Museum
    Shows outdoor view of stairs leading down to the TSD Museum.
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